The Disrupted Festival was held at the State Library of WA over Saturday 30 July and Sunday 31 July. During the festival, a live pirate radio station called Magnolia's Junior was broadcasted through silent disco headphones and run by the Magnolia's team (including Matt Aitken and Tristan Fidler with special guest co-hosts Rok Riley, Mei Saraswati and Amber Fresh). The idea for Magnolia's Junior was that guests of the festival would be interviewed by  our brightest young thinkers, volunteers from a high school age, sharing their insights into the Disrupted discussions.

For our first episode of these recorded interviews, we present an interview with Special Guests Dr Susan Carland and Waleed Aly, which was recorded on Sunday July 31st. The interview panel was moderated by Mei Saraswati and our young interviews were Mackensey Cantelo, Maddie Penniment, Katie McAllister and special guest Diila. What follows is a fun, lively and inspiring discussion, particularly when it comes to how to deal with "the haters" and to make sure we have each other's backs. 

Magnolia's Junior Theme Song: 'Communication' by Mei Saraswati.
Photographs: Jess Wyld

Special thanks to Sarah Rowbottam, the Disrupted Festival team and the State Library of Western Australia.